Rohingya to English

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Rohingya

EMS Dictionary

The First
Rohingya to English
Dictionary

Over 5000 words
-2- EMS Dictionary

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Rohingya Language Foundation 2010

Rohingya EMS Dictionary-A1
ISO 639-3 rhg 18th July 2007

First Edition 2001
Second Edition 2010
Third Edition 2018

Rohingya Language Foundation
Rohingya Zuban or Fóndicen

Website: www.rohingyalanguage.com
Email: [email protected]
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Reviewed and edited by:

James Lloyd Williams
Eng Mohammed Siddique Basu
Dr Umme Salema Siddique

By
Eng. Mohammed Siddique Basu
B.E (Mech) Yangon, ASD (Electtronic), MSc (MIT) London
-3- EMS Dictionary

a the first alphabet character in ácfatál hospital, clinic
Rohingya Language ací eighty (80)
aa double vowel to extend the Acíkka fara a village in Maungdaw town,
sound instead of being short with Arakan
one ‘a’
ackail nowadays
áagoijjá being open mouth
ada ginger
áagoró open the mouth widely
adá half
aam ordinary people; uneducated
áda strong tobacco leaves
people
adaguni árk a kind of vegetable
aám general public
adhaikka being not invited
aámde telling baby to eat
adána of very low standard (people)
aamínn prayer closing word; answer at
adár animal feed
end of prayer
adarí half basket size of
aára place of religious activity
adasuroni-monot-gudh-gu-thi thief feels unsafe
particularly those who used
addáinna of half; not complete
drums to sing
addán half
abad freed, acquired the land; made
the land livable ádhdháli fees to black magician to cure the
ailment
abadi inhabitant
adhdhoilla another kind; different kind.
abadulabad for good; forever
See also word “ardhoilla”
ábaitá referring who has no food since
adob discipline
long time ago; as if never eaten
before adoijja lovely
abanaiya untrained; not tamed Adom the first human that God sent to
earth; human being
abañdá untreated cow (animal);
untamed cow ador love
abár cloudy weather adot habit
abas voice adúiya unwashed
ábazabá things of no value; something afá one’s mother’s sister (Bengali)
bad, not of any value, not in any afaincá of no taste; of less salt or no salt
proper order áfainca of no taste; of less salt or no salt
abba father (usually called by his small afándhi uncontrolled children going
children) around aimlessly, doing nothing
abbá father (usually called by his small
afándhi goró2 (you) roam around and do
children)
nothing useful
abbajan father (in Urdu)
áff snake; Also used “háff”
abbalé exclamation!; surprise (in Magh,
aficcá un-grinded
Rakhine language)
afín narcotic drug
abbar another time; next time
afon own relative; being own people
ábbud amazed; surprised; wondered;
afoñt other than normal road; off road;
astonished
difficult road
abu father (in Arabic)
Afríka Africa
abbúci very little (in Magh language)
Afríki African
abúinna un-fried
afúaiya un-dried
abul of father (in Arabic)
afuiccá un-wiped
abúza un-erased
afút untouched; pure; virgin
acá hope
aga top end
acanok all of a sudden, unexpected
agagura top to bottom
acék love
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agandú useless man; guest aillá bowl of fire used for warming the
age ahead; before; in front people sitting around
agefisé front and back; ahead and back; áilla labor; worker or helper
before and behind especially referring to farmer
aggorar3 hesitating (Bengali); not willing to áillasúañ stick used by farmers
help or to do áimmar opening mouth and releasing air
agil fore part of the sampan; front due to sleepiness
part áimme3 (he/she/they) opened mouth to
agoijjá undone release air due to sleepiness
agona uncountable; countless ain law and order
agor of previous; of before; old one aina mirror; Also used ana
agór if; in case aincá without any taste additive;
without taste
agori in advance; early
áincáhoró pickles
agorom- bagorom miscellaneous
ainda in future; next time
agúijja uncovered
agun talking about future ainní1 (I/we) have brought
ain-kaanun law and order
águrah person of frequent motion (of
stool) áina áff a kind of snake;
áh voice of happiness Also used háina áff
aháiya person not dined yet; not taken ainné3 (he/she/they) has/have brought
food yet ainnó2 (you) have brought
ahálak of character (of people) ainnóm1,8 (I/we) have already brought
ahám very important (in Arabic ainnós2 (you) have brought
language) ainnóum1 (I/we) will bring
ahér the end; however; whatsoever áiñs woman’s bleeding period
ahéri the last; the end; the final aintí0 (you) to bring (right now)
ahérittú at last; at the end; final aisfis now or in future; present and
ahérot hereafter; life after death past; ahead and past
ahol intelligence; understanding a’istri maijja un-ironed
ai0 (you) come aiyaci of luxury
aiborhot blessing in our food, work and aiyat verse (of Quran)
business aiyéfán make sure to come;
aiccá ok; fine; that is ok; that is good until (he/she/they) comes
áiñccar3 sneezing; Also spelled áñiccar aiyér3 (he/she/they) is/are coming
aiccé3 (he/she/they) has/have came aiyí1 let (me/us) come; Also see the
aiccí1 (I/we) have came; word “ayí”
aiccíl3 (he/she/they) has/have been here aiyó2 (you) come
aiccó2 (you) come (next time) aiyón ze10 (you) please come sir
aiccóna10 (you) please come; always ajíb surprising
welcome ajór reward from God (in Arabic)
aickail nowadays; in these times; at ajur brick (in Arabic)
present time ak mark lines
áigge3 (he) has stool motion of nature ák vegetable; Also used “hák”
áiggoum1 (I/we) want to go to toilet akbor big
aijja today ákbor big (in Arabic)
ail small low partitions between rice akida character; aim, objective; belief
fields
akiya serving relatives and neighbor
áil green (color); Also used háil food as thanks for new baby
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akkán another one Aliten-gyaw a village south of Maungdaw
akkol common sense; good thinking; township, Arakan
understanding Aliyóng a village in Buthidaung township
akkoli teeth of lucky Arakan
akku brother (adopted from Rakhine) áll farming tools for cutting into the
ground
akuaic inconvenient; uneasy;
uncomfortable Alla Alla pray to Allah while worrying
much
akwaicca of uncomfortable
allága hanger (in Arabic)
akuijjá ground un-dig
Allah Allah, the only God without any
akúilla unopened
partner
akúinda un-drilled, unexcavated (wooden
allar-haissáti for the sake of God (Allah)
beam)
alló huákbor God is great (in Arabic language)
Akyab capital city of Arakan State,
Burma. Now known as “Sittwe” allóuk-sammá labor (in Burmese)
al the rising flesh on chicken’s head alluminiyem aluminum
ál small sharp thing entered into allwa of sharp surface
the body almali cupboard
alagá useless (in Burmese) alob gor discuss (in Bengali)
alagála social mixing between families Aloddin the famous Aladdin man in tales
alaigiyói6 rotten; decayed; smelled bad due alok separate; independent
to damage of the substance alokgoró make separate
alaiya of rotten alóllá leave the case in the hand of God
alaiyé3 rotten Aloma Iqbal a famous PhD Doctor of Urdu
alamot sign; condition literature in Pakistan
alatúl straight (in Arabic) alorot flying vehicle of fairy
alazir tip hanger at the beginning of the álowa food cooked very soft/mixed
throat althu-fálthu having no discipline (of man)
aleikká unwritten; not written down; not alu ground potato
recorded
álua sweet; beaten severely, see also
alem learned man in religious study; word “áluwa”
higher than Molvi title
alugula potato
áler3 sun moving beyond noon
aluhoñsu mess up; disorder; disarray; a
alga stranger, non-relative kind of vegetable
algassá separately amam illiterate; less educated people;
álgassá of rough; dry; un-taste uneducated people
algo2 (you) turn over the cover to see aman safety and security;
into; uncover; open the lid Also used “amón”
Álhámdu the opening verse of the Quran ámana disobeying (in Burmese)
álhámdulillá thanks to Allah amanot trust; safe; safety and security
Ali high, popular Muslim name amanotdar trustworthy person; person of
alif the first character in Arabic believable
Aligor the oldest and the most famous ámbelar3 cow’s crying voice
Muslim University in India ámblai1 eating in a manner as if never
Alijuhár best jewels; commonly used eaten before
name of Rohingyas ambor a kind of rice very popular
aling wickedness ambúba gas cylinder (in Arabic )
alingor or agat too far above; at the very top ámburai eating extraordinarily
ámburo2 (you) crawl
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ámburoon crawling áñbodu little knowledge (of doing a
ameillá unwrapped; un-opened particular thing)
Amerika America. See also “Amirika” añc thread; fiber
Ameriki American. See also “Amiriki” áñc 0 smile0; duck
amí I am (in Bengali) añça accommodate it; make it fit in
amíc skin shells of fish añçá glue, paste
amin land measuring people áñca smile
Amina “Amina Hátu”, famous name of añccwá can not be seen clearly; dim
girls of Arakan añctho eight(8)
amir rich áñçah4 of walk; make to walk
Amiriki American. Also see “Ameriki” añçáic twenty-eight(28)
amm mango añçáli small insect-stick to the soft part
amma mother of the body, tick
ammajan mother (in Urdu) áñcani smile
Ammán capital city of Jordan añçáro eighteen(18)
ammosíara the last 30th part of the Quran áñcoón4 laughing
used to teach the beginners añçe3 (he/she/they) fitted inside
ammúikkya surprise; puzzle áñçe3 (he/she/they ) walk(s)
ammúk fore hair in upright style, añçefán enough to get fit, to fit in
puzzled; amazed; astonished; añçer3 able to getting fit inside
hair style áñçer3 (he/she/they ) walking
ammúnia ammonia (gas) áñcer3 (he/she/they ) laughing
ámoinna un-sharpened
áñçi1 (I/we) walk; by walking
amól good deeds
añçibóu3 will be fit in place
amón safety and security áñçir1 (I/we) am/are walking
amór order (of usually from head of áñco2 (you) laugh
state)
áñço2 (you) walk
ámoza tasteless
áñcoon4 smiling
amúd pillar (in Arabic)
áñcor the day of judgment
an0 (you) bring
añctho eight(8)
ana mirror
añcthowá counting eight(8)
áñabodu dumb, un-clever, not smart
añcthuana 50 cents, Pyas or Halalas
anaçi illiterate; dumb person; unsocial
añçú knee
anáforibóu1,2,3 must bring (it)
áñçullwá of walking age
áñai iron ring at top end of wooden
añdá blind
handle of a knife
andacá doubt
anar a kind of fruit
añdáduk beating unstopped continuously
añár my, of me; mine; belong to me
andár dark; See also añdár
añára we
añdár dark
añárar mine; belong to us
andas estimate; guess
añárare to us
andha egg
añáráttu we have; with us
áñdhdhi bones
añártu I have; with me; See añáttu
ándhifatila plates and dishes
añáre to me
anér né3 is (he/she/they) bringing?
añáttu I have; with me
anér3 (he/she/they) bringing
áñbaa showing/demonstrating the
anfárm open to public, general public
strength and power
anforá illiterate
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anggula a kind of fruit áñri yogurt container usually made of
añggur grapes heated mud; pot
Añgkera the capital of Turkey áñri kuúñrí chicken that lays eggs
áñgobouróu the only (child) in the family añsá scratch; a line mark showing skin
damage
aní10 let (me/us) bring
añsáifélaiye3 laid eggs by flies on wound
aníbi2 (you) must bring; same as aníba
ansar the helper (Arabic origin)
añiçá remaining food after use
añsar pickles
áñiccair3 (I/we) sneezing
añsár4 falling down in the slippery
áñiccoór2 (you are) sneezing
surface; was cheated
áñiccoon4 of sneezing
añsárgula a kind of fruit
áñijjá-kuúñri chicken that lays eggs
añsér3 (he/she/they) leaving marks on
anikka (people of) of west origin or
smooth surface
meaning from west which is
añsí1 leave mark on skin or on smooth
Bangladesh
surface
anína1,9 let me have permission to bring
añsila a kind of crawling animal found
anír1 (I/we) bringing
in the bush; pimple on face
anís2 (you) bring (it); same as anó
añsír1 (I am) making marks on smooth
áñis side room made by extending the
surface
main roof; woman’s bleeding
añsó2 make scratch
period
añsóon4 scratching
añiththa little; of small quantity
añsur0 comb
añiththá kela Arakanese banana; kind of
áñsur0 swim
banana found in Arakan, Burma
áñsurer3 swimming
añiththé3 fit in place
áñsuro2 (you) swim
aníyéna1,9 let me have good permission to
bring áñsuroon4 swimming
aníyoum1 (I) will bring áñth medication by fairy dance usually
at patient’s house
añk line, mark; draw lines
Anthala-both-thala a place far north of
añker3 drawing lines (in Bengali)
Taung Bazar, Arakan State
añkido2 draw or mark line (in Bengali)
áñthdhali giving away money or goods for
añko2 draw lines
the sake of patient to recover
añkoon4 of drawing lines
antas estimate; guess
añnaçi illiterate; dumb person
añti intestines
aññí I, myself
áñti elephant; Also used háñti
aññyá guññyá in depth details
añtor fragrance
anó2 bring
ántri antenna (Arabic origin)
anóna10 please bring
añtur handicap
anondo being very comfortable and
añtura handicapped person
relaxing
áñtura hammer
Anoroththa king of Burma once upon a time
áñth a kind of treatment for mad man
añra coal
añththwá short fence to protect animal
áñra smallpox
crossing
añra-uñra the last sticky rice/food in the
áñththa ladder
dish
áñth-thwa-feth-thwa ordinary people, low class
añragula a kind of fruit
people
añralu ground root
ánuinna unsalted
áñrfaçá gula a kind of fruit
anuni of less salt or no salt
áñrfaçi zade very heavy as if body fallen apart
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añza the size equal to the area when ári1 stay away from danger; from
met both hands after stretching somebody, stay out carefully
añzagorí dóro2 hold with both hand stretched Arir faár Arakan Mountain dividing the
and folded mainland Burma and Arakan
añzazi goró2 meet with both chest touched arissa of short temper
while pulling him/her closed áritáko2 (you) keep out, stay away
añzazi goróon4 meeting with both chest touched árk vegetable leaves
while pulling him/her closed
Arkainna people of Arakan, Burma
áñzigiyói6 have got lost
arkán next one; next thing
áñzizoon4 loosing
arkánti at next place or location
áñzo2 preparing for good looking
arkántu at next place or location
aoóu something to frighten small
árk-hoñsu vegetable including vegetable
children
leaves
appá kiss
arki what is next; what is more
appwá kiss
arkíni little more
aqérot life after death
armaali cupboard
ar more, and, further more, kidding,
armatta another time; next time; in next
telling bad
turn
ara mark, fence, fence of bamboo
arnái no more; not any more exists
ará0,3 (he/she/they) command others
aró more
ára0,3 (he/she/they) lose; act of losing
Arob Arab
arái1 (I/we) command others
aródasé furthermore
áraiféloon4 losing
aróki what is more
arail chicken or duck house
ároon4 noun: loosing
arailla farailla the neighbors and villagers
árt hand; Also át
aráiye3 asked to do; ordered;
arzon next one; another person
commanded
arzu wish
áraiye3 lost
asaiccá un-planed
Arakan one of the seven states of Burma
asáiya unfiltered
located at West coast and
asála ammunition
renamed as Rakhine
asán easy
arála raw; rough; low quality (of rice)
asar pickles
aram rest; healthy; easy
asás foundation
arang initial investment; cost price
asé3 have
arbar next time
assé assé slowly slowly
arcó king’s sitting, Allah’s sitting
asfan sky
ardasé and; additionally; furthermore
asfis in near future; present and past;
arekkiní a little bit
ahead and past
arde and
así1 present
ardhoilla different kind. See also
Asía Asia continent
“adhdhoilla”
asílaiya not stitched
ardzuar half tide; in the mid of the tide
asimbit suddenly; unexpectedly
arfai nofarér3 can not be touched; can not be
asman sky (in Urdu language)
joked; can not tell inconvenient
thing asmani of Devine origin
argwá next one; once more; one more asól original; real
arí basket of rice measuring asóli original; genuine; from original
manufacturer
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asóliyot character or quality of origin áto2 search in the dark or without
Asór time before sun set; Asór prayer seeing
time; black magic átoon4 noun: searching without seeing
aspan sky or looking
aspani of Devine origin ator fragrance
assan sky atóro2 get aside
assáng organization (in Burmese atha brown wheat flour
language) athái deeper water than a man height
assé slow athailla abundant
assólamu aláikum Muslim’s greeting to another athalaikka abundant; a lot of, used for
Muslim which means peace be having a lot of money
upon you
athár without knowing
assor background cloth used for thin
athiái no farér3 can not be parallel with other
foreground cloth
party in power
assús feel piety; feel uncomfortable
athok difficult
asté slowly
athoikkya of difficult nature
asté asté slowly slowly
attáicca of feeling unclean
astókforóllah prayer for saving from devil
attiyo relative (in Bengali)
astoro ammunitions
áttula as tall as when you raise you
asuhásu of disorganized; of unstable mind hand
asúilla un-skinned áttulá little from every one
asúm asúm very dimly seen; very lightly seen áwal the first; the beginning
assús lager1,2,3 woe; feeling sorrow áwalan firstly (in Arabic)
asúya untouched awcúddo naughty; of bad nature
át hand awé exclamation: oh! my God
atá a kind of fruit awlani4 noun: vomiting
Átaái day of decree in the month of awle3 vomit
Ramadan; “Lailotor Kodór” day
awler3 vomiting
atác feeling unclean and unorganized
awóñc scales; protective coating or fins
or uncomfortable
on the body of the fish
átai step mother
awñla kitchen
atai sudden inner force comes out in
awróla a kind of fruit
anger or dissatisfaction
ayaci enjoying luxury
átaibaf step father
ayad verses from Quran. See also
átailo0,2,3 find something where you can
“ayat” and “aiyat”
see it
ayat verses from Quran. See also
átaima step mother
“ayad”
átaito-bái step brother
ayé3 (he/she/they) uses to come. See
átaito-bóin step sister also “aiyé”
átarainná helper for miscellaneous work ayénsí a kind of fruit eaten by boiling
áteilla cooked without oil and then soaking into oil and salt
átiar arms ayér3 (he/she/they) coming now
atíkka suddenly; all of a sudden action ayí1 let (me) come; (I/we) come; See
atíkká-fiçá kind of home made bread also “aiyí”
átinná guest room ayó2 come
atkuailla of less lucky azab Allah’s punishment
átlare3 child of naughty nature using his azad free
hand to beat others azadi independence
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azaf Allah’s punishment; God baáñna untrue reasons for an excuse
punishment baár3 cont: climbing up; (wind) moving
azáf crowded; of closed type báar3 floating
environment
baáral any how
azáijja un-separated; un-sorted
baáre outside
azan Muslim prayer call; prayer call in
baárezoon of going to toilet
the mosque
baárkule outside
azap Allah’s punishment; God
baássóra sea side
punishment
baátrúma Arabic seating (in Arabic language)
azáp tight, crowed, congested
baáttu from outside
azara áff a kind of snake
baazi father
azarail angle of death
bab father
azat independent
báb vapor
azim very powerful
babá father
ázimma person who perform
babajan father; dead person known to be
circumcision; person who cut
highly pious in religion
extra skin of baby’s penis
bábi brother’s wife
ázinná evening
bac bad smell
azia today
báca0,3 homeless; without station; have
aziya today; same as “aijja”
no permanent place; make float
aziz one of the Allah’s name
bacá tiny bamboo home temporarily
azol very delicate; very soft
built usually for the poor
azubazu complicated
baça exchange rate; a plate with rice,
azuijja unengaged
egg, candle etc presented to the
azulla very delicate, soft, fragile, e.g. bride’s visitor
“azulla fata” leaves
báça low tide
azulla-fata a kind of leaves
bácani floating thing; thing that float
azur not busy; brick in Arabic
baccú box; briefcase; luggage
language
báce3 float
azzér about half kilo (of two standard
bácer3 is floating
milk pot size)
bací mouth piece used by police, etc.
azzon next one; another person
baçi distribute to people
azzu wishes
bácinda nationality
azzuar mid tide; half way tide
báçiya small plants abundantly grown

on the road side

báco2 do float
b the second alphabet in Rohingya
baçoil a carpenter’s iron tool
character set
bácoón4 floating
ba father; the second alphabet
badam peanut
name in Arabic character set
badde0,3 leave aside; ignore; neglect
baá0,3 climb up
bádi air blowing instrument used by
baáde later; after that; next time
blacksmith
baái1 not fresh; not newly prepared;
baf father
not the latest; climb
báf0 verb:think; noun:vapor
baait become follower of a “Firr”, a God
báfa4 thinking
loving person
Bafadom Adom; the first man on earth
baála damaged; rotten; unusable
báfani4 thinking; thought; Same as báfona
baám pain relief ointment
bafdada fore-father